Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street fell on worries the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as soon as March, the Associated Press reported. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2% to 3,587.03 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 0.7% to 23,658.91. The Kospi in Seoul fell 1% to 2,926.72 and Sydney's S&P ASX 200 lost 0.1% to 7,447.10. India's Sensex added 0.5% to 60,046.96. In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose 9 cents to $78.99 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 56 cents on Friday to $78.90. Brent crude, used to price international oils, added 9 cents to $81.84 per barrel in London. It lost 24 cents the previous session to $81.75. The dollar gained to 115.81 yen from Friday's 115.56 yen. The euro declined to $1.1329 from $1.1362.
